WiMi_PLATO-PPTcommissioning
Research assistant (m/f/d) full-time job limited to 3 years salary grade (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L FU reference code: WiMi_PLATO-PPTcommissioning
Bewerbungsende: 27.01.2025
Within the PLATO mission (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars), the FU Berlin (Department of Geosciences/Planetary Sciences) cooperates with the Institute of Planetary Research of the German Aerospace Center e.V. (DLR). The PLATO mission goal is to search and characterize extrasolar planets, including Earth-like planets.
PLATO is the third of the M-class missions in the Cosmic Vision Programme of ESA. PLATO is Europe's next large-scale space mission to detect and characterize exoplanets. The primary goal of the mission is to look for Earth-like planets up to the habitable zone of solar-like stars. The aim is to determine the radius, mass and age of exoplanets with unprecedented accuracy. Together with ESA, an international consortium of research institutions is responsible for the development of the PLATO payload, consisting of 26 cameras forming a wide-field space telescope.
Job description:
The position announced is part of the work performed by the PLATO Mission Consortium (PMC) and will be performed in close cooperation with DLR, ESA, and other European PMC members. Applicants will contribute to the work of the PMC Performance Team (PPT) and take part in
monitoring whether the scientific performance of the satellite is as required and stable.
The work package includes support to, e.g., validation of flight operational procedures (FOPs), science verification tests (SVT and SOVT), as well as support of the ground segment and in-flight calibration activities:
- precise modelling of potential systematics in data.
- monitoring of indicators for the data quality.
- Analysis of PLATO light curves.
- Analysis of measurement uncertainties
- documentation and support for reviews.
Requirements:
- A Master and PhD degree in space engineering, physics, geophysics, or astronomy
(Professional) Experience:
- Long-term professional experience in a scientific or technical environment in the field of space sciences.
Desirable:
- several years of experience in calibration and performance modelling of scientific space instruments
- several years of experience with the transit method to detect and characterize extrasolar planets
- Good programming skills
- Good documentation skills
- Experience in optical payload calibration.
- Experience in ground processing pipelines for space instruments (preferably optical payload).
- Experience with working in large international teams
- Very good written and spoken English language competences
- High motivation, ability to work independently as well as part of a team, excellent communication skills
For further information, please contact Stefanie Pott (plansec@zedat.fu-berlin.de / 030/838-70575).
Weitere Informationen
Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents, indicating the reference code, in PDF format (preferably as one document) to Prof. Dr. Heike Rauer: plansec@zedat.fu-berlin.de or postal to
Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Geowissenschaften
Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften
FR Planetologie und Fernerkundung
Frau Prof. Dr. Heike Rauer
Malteserstr. 74-100
Haus D, 12249 Berlin (Lankwitz)
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